Overview
- President Droupadi Murmu called Operation Sindoor a defining moment that demonstrated military capability and moral clarity in a responsible counter-terror response.
- Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi warned the long peace is declining and outlined the Army’s HOP–STEP–JUMP pathway to an integrated, future-ready force by 2047.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said reforms are a strategic necessity, stressing peace through strength, no compromise on sovereignty, and deeper self-reliance in procurement and production.
- New initiatives announced at the Dialogue included EKAM AI-as-a-Service, an AI Handbook for commanders, the Digitalisation 3.0 roadmap, the Prakshepan climatology app, and a high-altitude green hydrogen microgrid at Chushul.
- In post-Dialogue remarks at LBSNAA, Rajnath Singh hailed Operation Sindoor as a model of civil-military fusion, describing a balanced, non-escalatory strike on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and PoK.